{"id":15181,"date":"2023-04-08T05:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T12:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-april-6-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-04-08T05:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T12:47:56","slug":"news-roundup-for-april-6-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-april-6-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for April 6, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p>After extensive complaints from the City of Toronto, Ontario agrees to offer financial support to cities taking on new costs associated with waived development fees; Toronto Blue Jays set to unveil new Rogers Centre Renovations today, representing the largest improvement project for the stadium since its construction in 1989; following 60mm of heavy rainfall, Toronto saw flooding on Eglinton Avenue and College Street; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/provincial\/2023\/04\/04\/after-complaints-ontario-will-offer-cash-to-toronto-and-other-cities-caught-in-development-fee-squeeze.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_politics\" target=\"_blank\">After complaints, Ontario will offer cash to Toronto and other cities caught in development fee squeeze<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/blue-jays-to-officially-unveil-rogers-centre-renovations-1.6345108\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Jays to officially unveil Rogers Centre renovations<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/04\/05\/toronto-streets-flooded-after-storm-brings-heavy-rainfall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Some Toronto streets flooded after Ontario storm brings heavy rainfall<\/a>\u00a0(CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/04\/02\/an-inside-look-at-whos-working-behind-the-scenes-for-those-running-to-be-torontos-next-mayor.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_recommended_for_you\" target=\"_blank\">An inside look at who\u2019s working behind the scenes for those running to be Toronto\u2019s next mayor<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-canadian-economy-added-more-jobs-than-expected-in-march-unemployment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian economy added 35,000 jobs in March; unemployment rate steady at 5%<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/ontario-to-introduce-new-housing-legislation-today-1.6344938\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario to introduce new housing legislation today<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/04\/05\/cellphone-service-better-mental-health-supports-would-help-make-ttc-safer-says-transit-union.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cellphone service, better mental health supports would help make TTC safer, says transit union<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/matlow-police-budget-1.6802420\" target=\"_blank\">Matlow proposes capping Toronto police budget at $1.16B for 3 years to fund community health, safety<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/city-hall-unveils-preferred-strategy-for-cars-in-high-park-1.6341980\" target=\"_blank\">City Hall unveils preferred strategy for cars in High Park<\/a>\u00a0(CP24)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/04\/05\/tornado-watches-issued-for-parts-of-ontario-along-with-advisories-for-severe-thunderstorms-hail.html\" target=\"_blank\">120,000 Hydro One customers without power after storms sweep through Ontario<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-global-biodiversity-framework-wilderness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Priority area for wilderness restoration identified in B.C., Manitoba and Central Canada<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/will-drake-save-us-toronto-man-vows-to-tag-drake-on-instagram-daily-until-rapper-subsidizes-transit-1.6344320\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Will Drake save us?&#8217;: Toronto man vows to tag Drake on Instagram daily until rapper subsidizes transit<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2023\/04\/news-roundup-april-6-2023.51973\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After extensive complaints from the City of Toronto, Ontario agrees to offer financial support to cities taking on new costs &#8230; 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